Journalistics

JANUARY 3, 2016

As part of my effort to get the blog back on track in 2016, I spent the past month doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand how this happened. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.

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Blogging Analytics Google Writing 64

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Social Media Customer Service Media Tourism 58

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2011

In fact, a lot of audiences aren’t on Twitter: based on a November 2010 study, the Pew Research Center estimates 8 percent of Americans use Twitter. But considering that there are plenty of other social media fish in the sea, it’s not his best option in terms of the time he has available. I flat out told him no.

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Social Media Media Twitter Construction 81

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

PR can also involve managing events, speaking at conferences, and developing social media campaigns. PR practitioners use a variety of methods to get their message out, including press releases, media relations, social media, and more.

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Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 98

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. Completely. Here’s the interview.

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Social Media Media Crisis Energy 61

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Ten Reasons PR Pros Should Blog November 10th, 2010 Tweet Last week, Joe Hackman hosted Danny Brown , Gini Dietrich and me on his BlogTalkRadio show, aptly entitled PRapalooza. Boy, was it fun!

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? November 23rd, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Jackson Wightman I take part in a few Twitter chats when time permits. Let me unpack this a bit.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

A while back, I was looking at my Google Analytics for WUL and I noticed that my 404 page , i.e. the one you get when the server can’t find the page you’re looking for on a particular site, was the 4th most highly-trafficked page on my blog. And they wouldn’t bother to poke around on the blog to find it.

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 14, 2023

In 2010, he sold his agency to an advertising holdings company for an estimated $10-$15 million. You can also have it re-write it several times over if you wish. The same process can be used to create blog posts, articles, social media updates, or whatever copy you might need.

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Software Media Relations Pitching Media 85

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

In fact, heavy manufacturing is probably the only exception in sectors that have been compelled to adopt social as a medium to “be remarkable&# in human terms to their followers. Consequently, social media agencies have mushroomed , with their fair share of self-confessed SM consultants cashing in on the tide.

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Social Media Web Media Measurement 78

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Image: Katie Harris via Flickr , Creative Commons Connect with the people you serve The goal wasn’t to create a blog. So when the idea of a blog first entered my head, I shared it with all of them. You can’t start a blog like ours unless the community wants it. The answer: I didn’t do it by myself. It was a great idea!

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Blogging How To Social Media Community 60

PR in High Definition

MAY 26, 2021

British unicorns grew from eight in 2010 to 81 in 2020 – incredible! The social network plans to offer users an easier way to specify their gender identity. In the other corner of social media land you have Twitter, which launched a paid subscription service with some interesting new features.

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Journalistics

JANUARY 3, 2016

As part of my effort to get the blog back on track in 2016, I spent the past month doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis to better understand how this happened. I’ve shared the results from this exercise in the first half of this post below (“Why I Was Not Blogging”). Why I Was NOT Blogging.

Blogging 40

Blogging Analytics Google Writing 40

Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And, after watching it, the movie’s primary message was one that resonated specifically with me–as a professional working in the communications and social media world. By writing this blog! 1,500+ blog posts later, this blog remains my single greatest professional accomplishment.

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Industry Conference Creativity Training 88

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 28, 2020

Listen is where you establish searches and monitor media, including social media; Connect is the media contacts database – with an interesting twist; Publish allows you to publish releases, blogs and send pitches; Amplify allows you to showcase user generated content – like social media posts; and.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 20, 2011

The Jasmine Revolution has, as we have now come to expect, triggered yet more discussion on how important social media is or can be in bringing about political change. There’s no doubt social media played its part. But social media is not a catalyst for change. It is just a facilitator.

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Social Media Media Twitter Measurement 60

PR Conversations

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As a passionate advocate of reflective practice and lifelong learning, it’s always useful to look back at my previous writing/thinking. Craft skills in 2008 – such as writing or editing – were an entry point for many, expected by employers, and readily supplied by educational institutions.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

What this does is let you select a certain number of blogs from your blogroll, and only that number of blogs will be displayed. Being a non-geek, I had no idea that WordPress’ WSYWIG editor has a lot more options than show up in your “kitchen sink&# when you’re writing posts. Image: tamra hays via Flickr, CC 2.0

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Blogging Facebook Twitter Measurement 81

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 14, 2011

If you’re just getting started blogging (or maybe even if you’ve been doing it a while), here are some WordPress plugins I really really like. I really like its functionality, plus it’s a great way for folks to search on your blog as well as on the Interwebz without actually leaving your blog. LinkWithin.

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Blogging Facebook Twitter Measurement 93

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 31, 2023

Talkwalker hired a new CEO and new CMO in late 2022 and appears to have done a round of layoffs in sales and marketing, according to multiple social media updates I’ve observed. Social media tools offer AI to write social media posts. Email tools will offer AI to help write emails.

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Software Case Study Technology Tools 78

Doctor Spin

APRIL 17, 2023

In addition to providing strategies for building “zombie loyalists,” Shankman also offers advice for engaging with customers on social media , handling negative feedback and criticism, and creating a customer service culture within your organisation. Run a social media contest and reward user-generated content.

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Strategy Customer Service Airlines Hotels 52

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Two social accounts cross in the night , and a re-tweet or Like is born – why is that? Facebook insists it has the answer: write better content. Be succinct, use photos, on and on down the list of cliched suggestions that have peppered many a blog post. It’s complicated. .” Why we share.

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Viral Advertising Advertising Study 102

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Establishing your voice A blog post with pointers isn’t only meant to teach, it is also meant to connect with readers. Umair Haque , blogging for the Harvard Business Review , places the Gap logo debacle into this context of creativity. When it comes to blogging, anyone can compile data and churn out a post.

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Blogging Twitter Creativity Facebook 71

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali How To Get Your Blog Project Approved January 13th, 2011 Tweet Guest post by Shanan Sorochynski Okay, you’ve had nearly half a month to sink into 2011. I manage the University of Regina’s blog.

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Blogging How To Print Facebook 68

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali MeasurePR: The BrandBuilder Edition November 3rd, 2010 Tweet If you work in the PR/marketing world(s) (are they one now? shouldn’t they always have been? Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Measurement Blogging Tourism Social Media 102

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Four Steps To Optimize A News Release For Google News November 15th, 2010 Tweet Guest post by Erica Holt Please stop yawning Don’t worry. Your keywords might be “social media for non-profits.&#

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Google SEO Engineering Measurement 109

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Colors Of My Life December 11th, 2010 Tweet I had an early start yesterday. Later that afternoon, the DC area received its first snowfall of 2010. Oh, one other thing: my blog = my sandbox.

Tourism 58

Tourism Measurement Blogging Writing 58

Doctor Spin

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It’s often tested by asking people to perform two tasks simultaneously, like listening to a conversation while writing. Narrowing of Collective Attention Span The broader implications of our interaction with digital media are further underscored by a study in Nature Communications, which reveals a narrowing of our collective attention span.

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eBook Groups Biotechnology Resources 52

Cision

MAY 21, 2015

This is a guest post by Angie Orth, a writer, digital influencer, media consultant and adventurer who writes at AngieAway.com. Unfortunately it didn’t shed any light on his/her disposition, something that now, after several negative experiences , weighs very heavily on my decision to invite someone on a media FAM.

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Hotels Tourism Travel Pinterest 120

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Magic of Discovery November 14th, 2010 Tweet Whither blogroll? While I try to keep it updated, it certainly does not reflect all the blogs I subscribe to in my Reader.

Blogging 85

Blogging Facebook Twitter Measurement 85

PR Job Coach

MARCH 23, 2010

On Saturday, March 18, 2010, I had the honor and pleasure of speaking to about 80 newly and soon-to-be minted public relations professionals at a regional PR student conference at San Jose State University The theme of the conference was "Surviving in the Public Relations Industry." Social media an absolute. Media relations.

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How To Conference Google Analytics 150

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Why did you write Open Community ? Maddie : Lindy and I have talked to thousands of association executives who have voiced their frustrations about the social web. We decided to write Open Community as a way to address those frustrations and redirect the thinking about using social tools to build community online.

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Community Publicity Web Social Media 82

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

If you are a customer that uses earned media attribution, I’d very much like to hear from you to help separate fact from fiction. Feel free to message me on social media ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) or use the email contact form here. So far, there’s been no response. 3) Onclusive improves sentiment analysis. 11) Quick hits.

Software 101

Software Analysis Data Tools 101

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Automation in Public Relations Measurement: Yea/Nay? collecting media coverage, putting it into a database, matching the articles and posts up with other metrics, etc.). stories, blog posts, etc.).

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Measurement Publicity Analysis Tools 80

Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 20, 2010

We have some neat giveaways, including a couple of comps to GrowSmartBiz 2010 on November 5 ( disclosure: I’m speaking, and Network Solutions, one of the hosts, is my client ), and something very special from writing coach extraordinaire, Ann Wylie. the entire posting at Shonali’s blog, Waxing Unlyrical.

Measurement 72

Measurement Tourism Blogging Writing 72

Critical Mention

JUNE 29, 2018

The company also called in some big guns, having Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski, a spokesperson for Tide, record a video for the brand’s social media channels where he talked about the dangers of eating Tide Pods. Consumers erupted in outrage at the ad on social media, criticizing it as racist. We all remember BP.

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Crisis Customer Service Financial Video 68

Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali The Problem With PR September 14th, 2010 Tweet You know what the problem with PR is? By no means do I think media relations has gone by the wayside. Most PR pros (and firms).

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